Lock for burial-caskets



UNITED STATES FRED, LUNDBERG, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LOCK For. Bun IAL-cAsKErs.

Specification of Letters latent.

ATENT orrlcs.

Application filed December 28, 1917. Serial no. 209.276.

The object of my invention ,is'the production of a lock whereby said movable wall port ons or molding members of a casket,

will be automatically locked when swung-to closed positions, and which look will permit of ready manipulation to unlock said wallportions or molding members.

A further object is the production of a,

look as mentioned which will be of durable and economical construction and efiicient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure l is a side elevation of a burial casket embodying the invention,

Fig. 2, a top plan View of the casket with the top panel thereof removed,

Fig. 3, a partially sectional enlarged view of one corner of the casket, as seen in Fig. 2, and 7 Figs. 4 and 5, sections taken on lines 44 and 5-5 respectively of Fig. 3.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawings is shown applied to a casket comprising a lower body portion or casket proper 6, and wall or molding members 7 swingingly secured to the upper edge of the casket body 6 by hinges 8.

When the members 7 are in closed position, the same are adapted to support a panel 9 which closes the opening in the upper side of the casket, as will be readily understood. The members 7, however, are mounted to permit of outward swinging of the same to positions as seen in dotted lines in Figs. 4 and 5 when the panel is removed, in order to permit of ready access being gained to the interior" of the casket in placing the body therein or to permit of a full View of the corpse, if desired, when the casket is in use. a v

The subject-matter of this application is embodied in a lock for locking adjacent ends of the wall members 7 together when said members. are in closed position. The lock, of which there will be a number used 'in each casket, comprises a lug 9, the base portion 10 of which is rigidly fastened as by rivets or other suitable fastening devices 11 to one of the wall members 7. Upon the other. wall member is provided a plate 12 suitably fastened as by rivets or other securing devices 18, said plate 12 being pr o-' vided at one end with an inwardly and upwardl'y extending ear or flange 14, which results in the formation of an upwardly opening socket 15 which is adapted, when the wall members are in closed position, to

' snugly receive the lug 9, as clearly seen in F igs. 3 and 5. Provided upon plate 12 is a resilient arm 16in the form of a leaf spring, one end of which is secured by lugs or backturned fingers 17 to said plate 12. The opposite end of arm 16 carries a stud 18 which normally projects through an opening 19 formed in flange 14 into one side of socket 15. Formed in the lug 9 is a slot or opening 20 also adapted for engagement by the stud 18, as clearly seen in Fig. 3, the arrangement being such that when said stud is in engagement with slot 20, the wall members 7 will be locked together. The terminals of the lug 9 and stud 18 are beveled, as seen, so that when the wall members 7 are swung to closed position, in which case the lug 9 will be carried into engagement with the socket 15, stud 18 will be automatically pressed back until slot 20 registers therewith, whereupon said stud will automatically move into engagement with said slot and thus effect automatically the looking of said wall members together, when swung to closed position.

Formed upon the free end of arm 16 is a depending finger piece 21 through the medium of which said arm may be readily flexed inwardly by the fingers to effect manual retraction of stud 18 when it is desired to unlock wall members 7. The arrangement is extremely simple, while at the same time the same is highly efficient for the purpose.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction forcarryil'ig Patented July 6, 1920. a

' Patent is 1. In a burial casket provided with hinged wall portions disposed at right angles to each other, means for locking said wall portions in closed relation with each other, comprising a slotted lug projecting perpendicularly from one edge of one of said wall portions; a socket on the other wall portion adapted to snugly receii e said lug when said wall portions are in closed positions; and a rearwardly yieldable stud projecting into one'side of said socket for engageinent'with saidslotted lug, substantially as described;

2. In a burial casket provided with hinged wall portions, means for locking said wall'portions in closed relation with each other, comprising a slotted lug on one of said wall portions; a socket on the other wall portion adapted to snuglyreceive said lug when said wall portions are in closed positions; a rearwardly yieldable stud projecting into one side of said socket for engagement with said slotted lug; and a depending finger piece connected with said a stud whereby the same may be manually retracted to release said lug, substantially as described.

3. In a burial casket provided with hinged wall portions, disposed at right angles to each other, means for locking said wall portions in closed relation with each 7 wall portion adjacent the edge thereof; a

slotted lug projecting outwardly from one end of said elongated member and bent upwardly at one end to form an upwardly opening socket adapted to engage the base of said L-shaped member; a resilient'arm secured at one end to said elongated memher; and a stud projecting from said arm and adapted to engage in said, slot for looking the base offsaidv L-shaped member in said socket, substantiall as described.

In testimony whereo I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

FRED LUNDBERG.

Witnesses JOSHUA R. H. Po'r'rs, HELEN F. LILLIs. 

